Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine

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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Full Major Title: Veterinary Medicine
Full Award Title: Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM)
Mode of Study: Full-time
Duration of Study: 6 years

NUMBER OF CREDITS

The number of credit units required to complete the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme is 252 credit units. These are distributed through 12 semesters (i.e. 6 years) each of 21 credit units. The maximum study period is 8 years. The requirements of international accreditation and the study themes tailored for the Asian veterinary environment mean that all students study the same courses constituting the 252-credit-unit programme. Although it is not required for graduation, students can choose to undertake additional studies up to a maximum credit limit of 273 units.

There are also curricular milestones. These are compulsory requirements, not affiliated with particular courses, that must be satisfactorily completed before a student can advance in the programme. These are:

An International English Language Testing System overall band score of 7 and 7 in each category prior to commencing the third year of the programme;

The satisfactory completion of 12 weeks of Animal Husbandry EMS (Extra Mural Studies) during term breaks prior to commencing the third year of the programme;

The satisfactory completion of 26 weeks of Clinical EMS during term breaks prior to graduation; and

The satisfactory completion of a register of veterinary skills prior to graduation.

CURRICULUM

The College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences aims to train veterinarians that fulfil the Day 1 competencies as stipulated by the World Organisation for Animal Health and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and adopted by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council. The competencies are expressed as objectives in the courses that comprise the curriculum. To succeed in the programme, students must focus on obtaining the competencies, not merely passing the courses. High levels of achievement in several competencies cannot compensate for inadequate achievement in another competency.

The curriculum was designed with five objectives:

To include the curriculum of the four-year Cornell University veterinary medicine programme

To include the pre-requisites of the Cornell veterinary medicine programme

To meet the accreditation standards set by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council

To meet the CityU’s Gateway Education requirements

To include courses of particular relevance in east, south-east, and south Asia and arranged in themes